01-11-2024
The Budget, US Elections, and Infinite Monkeys // In the News
What implications will the budget have for churches? Should you vote for a rock or a hard place? Can monkeys type Shakespeare?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Phil Topham (FIEC Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (FIEC National Director) discuss stories in the news over the past weeks.
You can get the show notes and more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/the-budget-us-elections-and-infinite-monkeys.
Show notes
Safe zones outside abortion clinics come into effect (news.sky.com)Justin Welby accused of ‘abandoning Church of England doctrine’ over same-sex relationship comments (telegraph.co.uk)Budget 2024: Key points at a glance (bbc.co.uk)Employment Allowance: Check if you're eligible (gov.uk)Gospel-Driven Wills and Legacies (fiec.org.uk)What the US election outcome means for Ukraine, Gaza and world conflict (bbc.co.uk)Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds (bbc.co.uk)Charli XCX influence makes 'brat' Collins Dictionary word of the year (news.sky.com)
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00:00 - Introduction & Leaders' Conference
02:00 - Abortion buffer zones
04:19 - Archbishop Justin Welby on gay sex
07:34 - Labour's first budget and trailing bad news
13:58 - The budget for churches
21:56 - The US election, rocks, and hard places
25:46 - THe infinite monkey theorem
30:22 - Is FIEC brat?